[God] will respond to the prayer of the destitute; he will not despise their plea.
Psalm 102:17
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‘Pile your troubles on God’s shoulders – he’ll carry your load, he’ll help you out.’
Psalm 55:22, MSG
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.
Proverbs 15:30
Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.
Proverbs 25:25
From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things as surely as the work of his hands rewards him.
Proverbs 12:14
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The LORD is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
Psalm 34:17-19
This is what the LORD says: Do not be afraid! Don’t be discouraged by this mighty army, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
2 Chronicles 20:15
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Philippians 4:8 NIV
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might…
Ecclesiastes 9:10 (NIV)
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Hebrews 11:6 NIV
The LORD is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
2 Chronicles 15:2 NIV
I look for your deliverance, LORD.
Genesis 49:18 NIV
Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, O LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Psalm 9:10
I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.
Isaiah 44:3 NIV
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17 NIV
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honours God.
Proverbs 14:31 NIVUK
Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
Proverbs 21:13 NIV
A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
Proverbs 11:25 NIV1984
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
Proverbs 16:3 NIV
Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.
Habakkuk 2:2-3 NIV
The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Proverbs 21:5 NIV
Psalm 119v105 is a “tea-towel” verse – that is, it’s known and loved by many; but it is often taken out of context: The rest of the stanza helps us to work out what it means… look at verses 106, 109 and 112. Is the writer concerned only with guidance when life is unclear, or with obedience?
Anon
Jesus said, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” (Matthew 7:7-8 NIV)
I know, O LORD, that a man’s life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps.
Jeremiah 10:23 NIV(1984)
Remove the dross from the silver, and out comes material for the silversmith.
Proverbs 25:4 NIV(1984)
I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.
Isaiah 8:17 NIV
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfils the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
Psalm 145:18-19 NIV
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Saviour and my God.
Psalm 42:5 NIVUK
Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Genesis 18:25 NIV
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:2 NIV1984
Consider the ant you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet is stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest – and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.
Proverbs 6:9-11 NIV1984 Edition
The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.
Proverbs 12:22 NIV
Jesus said, “Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’, and your ‘No’ be ‘No’.
Matthew 5:37 NIV1984
Differing weights and differing measures – the LORD detests them both.
Proverbs 20:10 NIV
An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 24:26
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do so. Do not say to your neighbour, “Go, and come back, and tomorrow I will give it,” When you have it with you.
Proverbs 3:27-28 NIVUK
Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 90:12 NIV
I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way you should go.
Isaiah 48:17 (New King James Version)
Small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
Matthew 7:14 NIV
Love covers over a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8 NIV
But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth.
Deuteronomy 8:18 NIV
Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
Proverbs 13:11 NIV
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.
Proverbs 20:21 NIV1984
A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapour and a deadly snare.
Proverbs 21:6 NIV1984
“Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint.”
Solomon, King of Israel – 10th century B.C. (Proverbs 23:4 NIV1984.)
For nothing is impossible with God.
Luke 1:37 NIV1984 Edition
This is what the LORD says: “In the time of my favour I will answer you.”
Isaiah 49:8 NIVUK
May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised.
Deuteronomy 1:11 NIV
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us – whatever we ask – we know that we have what we asked of him.
1 John 5:14-15 NIV
Jesus said, “If you believe you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
Matthew 21:22
Is anything too hard for the Lord?
Genesis 18:14 NIV
I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?
Jeremiah 32:27 NIV
Jesus said, “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”
John 15:7 NIV
[Jesus] withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”
Luke 22:41-42
Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.
Psalm 143:8b NIV
The Lord will work out his plans for my life.
Psalm 138:8 NLT
A person’s steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand their own way?
Proverbs 20:24 NIV
If the LORD delights in a man’s way,
he makes his steps firm;
though he stumble, he will not fall,
for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
Psalm 37:23-24 (NIV1984 Edition)
… the Lord has assigned to each his task.
1 Corinthians 3:5 NIV
The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.
Proverbs 20:5 NIV
If you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs 2:3-6 NIV
I desire to do your will, my God; your law is written within my heart. – Psalm 40:8 NIV
“… God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.”
Psalm 48:14 NIV
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
Isaiah 6:8 NIV
Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down,
that the mountains would tremble before you!
As when fire sets twigs ablaze
and causes water to boil,
come down to make your name known to your enemies
and cause the nations to quake before you!
Isaiah 64:1-2 NIV
Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. – Ecclesiastes 11:1 (NIV1984 Edition) This verse tells us to be a little daring, adventurous even; like those who accept the worthwhile risks and consequently reap the worthwhile benefits of sea-borne trade.
O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD.
Psalm 139v1-4
A man reaps what he sows.
Galatians 6:7
… greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Peter 1:6-7
“I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 3:14 NIV
“I would rather lose in a cause that will ultimately succeed than succeed in one that will ultimately fail.”
Abraham Lincoln
You’ll always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
Anybody can start a marathon but it takes a champion to finish one!
Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labour in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.
Psalm 127:1 NIVUK
But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.
2 Chronicles 15:7 NIV
“Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” – Jesus (Matthew 11:28)
If God is for us, who can be against us.
Romans 8:31 NIV
Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
2 Corinthians 9:6 NIV
I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13 NLT
Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.
Proverbs 16:3 NIV
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.
Matthew 21:22 NIV
But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.
2 Chronicles 15:7 NIV
Cast all your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.
Psalm 55:22 NIV
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.
Colossians 3:23 NIV
Jesus said, “Everything is possible for the one who believes.”
Mark 9:23 NIV
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Mark 11:24 NIV
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks the door will be opened.
Luke 11:9-10 NIV
A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
Proverbs 11:25 NIV
The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
2 Chronicles 15:2 NIV
You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
2 Corinthians 9:11 NIV
Take delight in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4 NIV
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
John 15:7 NIV
A man reaps what he sows.
Galatians 6:7 NIV
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28 NIV
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.
Psalm 37:7 NIV
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
Matthew 11:28-30 NIV
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially those who belong to the family of believers.
Galatians 6:9-10 NIV